| Kind of attention |
RAPT |
| Lake denizen, and hint to this puzzle's theme |
TROUT |
| Looker |
EYEFUL |
| Make easier to hit |
TEEUP |
| Make merry |
REVEL |
| Mexican sauce flavored with chocolate |
MOLE |
| Movie assistant |
IGOR |
| Much the same |
ALIKE |
| Mumbled denial |
UHUH |
| Name that rings a bell? |
AVON |
| Obstructing, maybe |
ANTI |
| Off the premises |
AWAY |
| One reason for a safe call |
LATETAG |
| Oscars host before and after Jon |
ELLEN |
| Persnickety sort |
SNOB |
| Piper follower |
RAT |
| Puppies evoke them |
AWS |
| Rapid-fire weapon |
UZI |
| Rim hanger |
NET |
| RN work area |
ICU |
| Sewing class lesson? |
SEAMINGVIDEO |
| Snafu at the base? |
MILITARYOOPS |
| Soviet cooperative |
ARTEL |
| Spanish pronoun |
ELLA |
| Steam |
FUME |
| Sticky-toed hopper |
TREETOAD |
| Swiss cubist |
KLEE |
| Tap rhythmically |
DRUM |
| Texas athlete |
ASTRO |
| The "two" in "two if by sea" |
LANTERNS |
| They may be kept on suspects |
TABS |
| They may be seen in chambers |
LAWYERS |
| Town across the Hudson from Sleepy Hollow |
NYACK |
| Trick |
RUSE |
| Uncommon blood |
TYPEAB |
| Vibrant |
ALIVE |
| Wedge, for one |
SHOE |
| Wraparound accessory |
BOA |
| Wrinkly fruit |
UGLI |